If I forget my iPod in the car overnight past say, mid-November, forgettaboutit.

As stated, the batteries/HDD and internals don't like the cold. If you slip it inside a warm coat pocket, it's usually good to go in about 5-10 minutes.

Mine will do a variety of things when it is too cold - battery warning, fail to power up, work for a bit they die, etc. Mine is connected to an in-dash harness adapted to my factory radio and it charges while connected. That doesn't help when cold though. It still needs to reach a certain temp before it will play, regardless of external power.

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2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

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